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## Chapter 143
## Path of Liberation/207
## The state of virtues remains.
**Doubt:** Can all men born in the Bharitya Khand (India) attain liberation by taking initiation?
**Solution:** Shri Kundakunda Acharya has said in Pravachansara Gatha 224/10 and Shri Jayasenacharya has said in his commentary on it, "Yannesu Tisu Ekko" - who is one of the three varnas (Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya), "Kallago" - who has a healthy body, "Tayosho Vayas" - who is of a suitable age for penance, not too old or too young, "Sumuho" - whose mouth is free from defects and who is able to express the pure, unchanging, supreme consciousness within, "Kuchh Rahido" - who has no blemishes in the world due to bad conduct, "Laggaghane Havavi Jogi" - such a virtuous man is eligible to take Jain initiation.
This proves that not all men born in the Bharitya Khand can attain liberation by taking initiation.
**The sorrows of human existence:** Based on the concept of Samsara (cycle of birth and death) in "Swamikartikeyanupreksha", when this soul is in the mother's womb, it suffers great pain due to the constriction of its limbs and organs. At the time of birth, it experiences intense pain while exiting the womb. If the parents die in childhood, the soul suffers and is raised on the leftovers of others, leading a life of begging. By committing bad deeds, it accumulates negative karma and suffers from its consequences. It is surprising that humans still commit sins like violence, etc., and do not perform virtuous acts like charity, worship, penance, and meditation. Only a few become "Vevaak" or "Kshayik Samyagdristi" (liberated souls) and by following the 12 vows of a Shravak or the five great vows, they earn merit with pure results, engaging in "Ninda" and "Garda" (self-criticism and confession). [Self-criticism is "Ninda" and confessing one's faults to the Guru is "Garda".] Even virtuous humans, those with merit, experience the loss of desired things like wealth, grain, children, wife, friends, etc., and the association of undesirable things like snakes, thorns, enemies, etc. Shri Shradinath Tirthankara's son, the first Chakravarti Bharat, despite being powerful, was defeated by his younger brother Shri Bahubali and suffered humiliation. Even those with great merit do not get all the material possessions, wealth, and grain, etc., that they desire. Those with little merit or no merit do not get them at all. No one has enough merit to get everything they desire. Some are unhappy because they do not have a wife, others are unhappy because they do not have children even if they have a wife, and others are unhappy because their children have many physical ailments. Even if the body is healthy, they are unhappy due to the influence of wealth and possessions. Even if they have wealth, they are unhappy if they die in childhood or youth. Some are unhappy because of a wicked wife, some because of a gambler, meat-eater, drunkard, or other addicted son. Some are unhappy because their brother or family member is an enemy, some because their daughter is immoral. They are unhappy for these reasons. Some are unhappy because their good son died, some because their beloved wife died.
1. "Sambamilichch Swayam Prakasnanam Nindanam Garhanam Gurusaakshikatmado shaprakasnanam" [Swa. Ka. Ga. 48]
Miti. Pa. Sa. Pra. Ga. 2637]. 2. Ga. 45 to 57 | 3. Gratmakritadushkarmnah